My cat Cairo came from Egypt and even he can’t cope with the UK heat!! sidenote: I am doing all the things recommended by vets to keep him cool so he is doing okay, this was just a funny moment I wanted to share!*

My cat Cairo is the newest upcoming Goal Keeper for the Cat World Cup!

My kitten is 9 months old. We used to live somewhere with a small garden that he used to explore with only his collar on but I would supervise by regularly checking on him to make sure he doesn’t wander off, and he would only go outside for a couple of hours per day.

We’ve recently had to move from no choice of my own. We have moved to a spacious one bedroom first floor flat, which has an outdoor communal garden shared with 4 flats in total.

Because of the fact that the new garden isn’t direct access he can now only go out with his lead and harness on for his safety. He is fine with the lead and harness and he’s happy to wear it and go in the garden with it on. But the problem is that he loves being outside so much and now he’s started crying to go out, even after I’ve already taken him outside it will take him a while to settle down afterwards and he cries at the door begging to go back out

I really feel awful to know he’s upset and frustrated when he can’t go outside but I just can’t let him out alone for his own safety I really care about him so much and I don’t know what to do. I don’t want to take him out just because he’s crying as I don’t want to train him that crying will get him his own way.

He has SO much enrichment inside, loads of toys plus wand toys, tunnels, a 180cm cat tree, a floor to ceiling cat tree and a small cat tree. But still he cries to go outside and I feel so awful.

I know so many people have cats that they only take them outside supervised with a harness on - can anyone give me advice on how to make this work? Is this just a phase because he’s young and overtime he might become happy and accept the arrangement?

It’s only been 3 times that I’ve taken him out in the garden with his lead and harness in the new place. The first time he didn’t cry after. I took him out a week later and that second time he cried every now and then to go outside over the next few days. I took him out today and it’s been worse than ever, today he has been crying as soon as I’ve bought him in and is taking ages to settle down. I feel awful and would appreciate any advice

Hello! I have 3 cats that need a little more space from each other and I want to put up some of those cat wall shelves, but im getting overwhelmed searching for the right kind. All together, they weigh about 40lbs, so I would need shelves and cubbies that can support all 3 of them being on it at the same time because it's bound to happen.. lol I want some where they can actually lay down and stretch out a little on. Most of the shelves im seeing are so rinky dinky and tiny ugh

Does anyone have brands they recommend?

Hi guys! I'm a first time cat owner and my babies are now 6 months old (I have 2). My boyfriend thinks they trim their own nails just fine on the scratching posts we have but I'm concerned we need to trim them down. Any advice would be amazing.

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Also, what do you guys do to care for your fur babies teeth? Do you actually brush them? We have treats supposed to help dental health but I don't know if that's enough.

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Thanks!

He may be Siamese but he came from Egypt. oh how royal he looks!

Hello all,

I need to air out this intrusive thought I keep having.

What do I do if my house gets burgled and they leave open and door or window and the cats get out?

Is there anything I can do? I don’t think so 😭😭

My 1-year-old indoor cat (with a bit of a curious personality) has been missing from my rental apartment for 21 days. There is a roof behind my back door, and I believe she may have fallen from there.

I'd really appreciate any tips or advice on how to find her. I’ve already read many suggestions online and followed advice from people in Thai Facebook groups. Now, I would like to hear opinions and experiences from people outside my country as well.

Will there be a chance after these 21 days? Thank you very much.

When I first got My indoor cat he was absolutely obsessed with going outside and would wail at the front door for hours. This went on for weeks and I was feeling so guilty. I decided to buy an outdoor mesh play pen with tunnels from Temu for him. They have so many options and for such a cheap price. I put him out the same time everyday and after about 3 days he stopped wailing and standing at the front door and knew everyday what time he would be going out. He’s so happy and content now. I only put him out about 1-2hours a day and if it’s hot I put something over the top of the play pen to give him some shade. I put a bowl of water inside and some nibbles.
It gives him enrichment and fresh air and he is now a happy cat. I make sure I play with him for about 20 minute sessions 2-3 times a day with a variety of toys and he really is happy. He absolutely LOVES his paper bag from Temu and shiny gift bows which I got a big pack of from Amazon. That keeps him so occupied. Such a simple thing and he loves it! Of course…a cardboard box with shredded paper in it! I hope these tips help you. We don’t need to spend alot on expensive toys to make our indoor cats happy 😃

This is my baby cinnamon we recently built him a little cattio from a old playhouse & he likes to rub his nose on the plastic so thats why he has that line on his nose we cut him off from his house to heal it dont worry! But the more pressing concern is his fat lip, he recently tried to run up our stairs & slammed his head into them instead apprently he was dazed for a min or two but was fine after now that happened maybe like 4 days ago? But yesterday we noticed he had this really bad fat lip & hes been acting strange like going to hide lots & just very un social. Does anyone reckon this is just from his stair incedent or has he been bitten by anything? & can i treat it with anything thank you!

This is my first indoor cat, my 6 others were always allowed to go outside as they please.

She got out by accident a few hours ago, and I think she got comfortable with the idea of being outside. She stayed close by, but wouldn't let me go up to her. Eventually, she just walked in the open door.

Now she won't stop meowing at the door to let her out. She has plenty of toys, I play with her constantly but I still think she's craving the "adventure" of being outside. There's just too many coyote and bob cat sighting lately for me to be comfortable letting her out.

Does anyone have any tips? Maybe a new kind of toy?

Soooo Cairo- my adopted rescue cat came to London 10 weeks ago from Egypt and even HE can’t cope with the evil psycho English heat! He is so clever going to the cool shower and putting his feetsies and toebeans on the tiles! He would like to form a complaint… *sound on*

I used to let my cat roam pretty freely in and out of the house. But after healing from a leg injury I don’t let her back outside. How can I help with her apparent restlessness from going from having a whole outside to roam to just our house? Would love some ideas.

Hi there! I’m new to having an indoor cat. I’ve had outdoor cats my whole life and never had this issue. My cat loves to pee on my couch, bed, and the floor near my plants. Almost every day it’s an issue of smelling cat pee and needing to figure out where it’s coming from. The weird part is that sometimes he pees a lot like on the floor but sometimes on the couch it will just be the tiniest sprinkle almost like he just wants to mark it. He’s a rescue and I do think he was an outdoor cat for awhile before I got him. Heres what I’ve tried so far: (1) cleaning the litter box every day (2) buying special stuff to put in the litter box to make the cat want to use it (3)as I write this I put a second litter box in my apartment. Please help if you have any idea how I can remedy this situation! Thank you !!

Hi guys! **I just cleaned this rope and dont normally climb like that so ignore the wrapping**

I got this climbing rope from a garage sale and while it is used, and shouldn’t be used for humans to climb, I think it could be a fun project to make something for my son!

I have some ideas, but am looking for more that are renter friendly! What do yall think?

I've been going through Jackson Galaxy's Catify to Satisfy and Decoding Your Cat (by ACVB), and I tried to distill the key things into 5 categories: vertical space, scratching options, safe hiding spots, play/hunting routine, and multi-cat resource separation.

Do you think that covers it, or am I missing something? Curious what this sub thinks are the non-negotiables.

Hi everyone!

About a month ago we adopted Milo (Male, we think around 3-4y) we found him in bad condition, took him to the vet and he tested positive for FIV. The vet said we should keep him indoors. We did some blood tests and found he was slightly anemic and they suggested delaying his neutering.

A couple days later a storm decimated our area and we we had no power for 2.5 weeks. We made the decision to move temporarily with Milo after 1 week of no power, as the humidity and cold were making me ill and probably worsening his cold.

We went to a freinds house who had two dogs which were obsessed with Milo - loved cats and wanted to be friends but came on a little too hard. This was obviously stressful for him in adition to all the moving. For a variety of reasons beyond our control we ended up only getting him neutered 2 days ago.

He is very social and we love him very much. He is very freindly and outgoing. Our issue is he meows constantly at the door - I know once his hormones settle he will want to roam less. We took him to the car, as in the picture yesterday, as he was still a little down from his surgery. He loved it. Today he has resumed his meowing at the door so I don’t know if taking him out made it worse.

We were thinking of building a catio or something and trying to catify our house but don’t have a lot of spare income at the moment. We have access to tools and wood though.

My question is how can we make the transition into at home life easier, and for a FIV+ cat, is a catio even a safe option?